The Clive Holmes Fellowship in History - Oxford, United Kingdom - Lady Margaret Hall

Lady Margaret Hall
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SIX-YEAR FIXED-TERM FELLOWSHIP IN US HISTORY POST-1776The Clive Holmes Fellowship**-
LMH

  • Lady Margaret Hall is located in spacious gardens beside the University Parks. The College was founded in 1878 with a dual passion for learning and for equality, specifically making it possible for women to study at Oxford the first time. In 2016, LMH was the first Oxbridge college to a launch a Foundation Year targeted at underrepresented but academically able students. We combine consistently high academic standards with a long tradition of being a welcoming, stimulating and inclusive environment.
  • In 2023 LMH is a thriving coeducational academic community of over 430 undergraduate and some 300 postgraduate students. We have a Governing Body Fellowship of 48 with academics from across all four Divisions of the University. These include Statutory Professors, Tutorial Fellows, Official Fellows and Supernumerary Fellows.
  • We have around 140 support staff across the College and an additional cohort of some 60 academic staff. We are particularly proud to be the only Oxbridge college to hold the Gold Award from Investors in People for our support staff.
  • We welcomed our new Principal, Professor Stephen Blyth, in Michaelmas Term 2022.
Professor Blyth is continuing LMH's commitment to reducing barriers to higher education as well strengthening investment in our people:
students, academics, support staff and alumni.
History at Oxford

  • Oxford offers a broad undergraduate syllabus in History, in which students study a combination of wideranging survey courses and indepth, documentbased options (known collectively as 'papers'). Undergraduate teaching is delivered partly through the colleges, which are independent and selfgoverning charities, and partly through the Oxford History Faculty. As an employee of the College, the Clive Holmes Fellow would be particularly closely involved in those parts of Oxford teaching which take place at the college level. This primarily consists of smallgroup tutorials of between one and three students, in addition to larger classes of up to approximately ten students, depending on the paper. The Fellow would also have the opportunity to teach American history for other colleges and in collaboration with other American specialists at Oxford.
    History at LMHPlace of Work*
  • You will normally be required to work in person at Lady Margaret Hall, Norham Gardens, Oxford, OX2 6QA; any research visits, for example for archival research or international conferences, should normally be made outside full term.
Duties


Teaching

  • Organising and delivering the teaching of LMH undergraduates for eight hours (unweighted) per week.
  • Liaising with and being responsible to Governing Body alongside the two permanent Tutorial Fellows in History, Dr Grant Tapsell and Dr Joshua Bennett.
  • Meeting undergraduates in 0th week at the start of each term to confirm arrangements for the term's work.
  • Setting and marking Collections (internal College exams).
  • Writing end of term reports on the performance of your undergraduates using the webbased TMS system.
  • Supervising undergraduate dissertations as appropriate.
  • Acting as personal tutor for one of the undergraduate year groups, a role which entails meeting students individually at the start and end of each term, reading reports to them, acting in a pastoral role and liaising with the welfare team if necessary on pastoral issues.
  • Liaising as required with other Fellows and Lecturers in History and with joint schools in History, as well as with the Senior Tutor as regards the teaching of your undergraduates.
  • Taking a full part in the annual undergraduate admissions exercise.
  • Attending Schools dinners, and other College events for undergraduates and graduates (such as the start of year dinners for new undergraduates and new postgraduates) and College History events with both students and alumni. There is, for instance, a thriving undergraduateled History Society.

Research

  • Building an international research profile.
  • Conducting and publishing highquality research.
  • Acting as College Advisor to postgraduates.
  • Contributing to the general academic life of the College.
Selection Criteria

  • The successful applicant will meet the following criteria.
  • Strong educational background, with a good first degree in History or an equivalent qualification (essential).
  • In possession of a doctorate in History.
  • Ability to supervise undergraduate dissertations within the American field.
  • Willingness to offer more tailored teaching for Visiting Students, many of whom wish to work on aspects of US History.
  • Experience of teaching (essential).
  • Suitability for and willingness to undertake the associated duties as specified in the 'Duties' section above (essential).
  • Possess a high level of research ability in the field (essential).
  • Have a coherent proposed research programme for the duration of the Fellowship, of a standard w
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